心脏病 (xīn zàng bìng) — heart disease | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

heart disease

Examples

心脏病，。
Tā de yé ye huàn yǒu xīn zàng bìng, yì zhí zài chī yào.
His grandfather has heart disease and has been taking medicine.
心脏病。
Dìng qī jiǎn chá kě yǐ bāng zhù fā xiàn zǎo qī xīn zàng bìng.
Regular check-ups can help detect early-stage heart disease.
心脏病。
Jiàn kāng yǐn shí néng jiàng dī huàn xīn zàng bìng de fēng xiǎn.
A healthy diet can reduce the risk of developing heart disease.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

心脏heart

心xīnheart脏zāngorgan

联合Coordinate

病bìngdisease

心脏 gives 'heart', and 病 gives 'disease', making a disease of the heart.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 心 comes from a drawing of a heart, now highly stylized.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 髒; 脏 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 脏 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (心脏) it is 臟; in others (脏) it is 髒.

骨葬髒

Meaning part形符xíngfú

骨骨gǔbone

Sound part声符shēngfú

葬

葬zàng髒zàng

Same sound today

The traditional form 髒 combines 骨 (bone) with 葬 (zàng) for the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

疒丙病

Meaning part形符xíngfú

疒疒nèsickness

Sound part声符shēngfú

丙

丙bǐng病bìng

Same sound today

病 pairs 疒, a sickness mark, with 丙, which gives the sound; 丙 also means fire, giving a picture of lying feverishly in bed.

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